A medicine for suppressing spasms.

The part of an internal combustion engine which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke.

The American kestrel or American sparrowhawk (Falco sparverius), a small falcon found in North and South America that preys on grasshoppers and small animals.

In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.

In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly.

Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.

present participle of spare

The act by which something or someone is spared.

plural of space hopper

A kookaburra of the Aru Islands, with blue wings and tail, a white chest and belly, dark eyes, and a striking white-spotted black head, Dacelo tyro.